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Man, that coin is HUGE!
Its actually a dinner plate
1 yen coin is about the same size as a penny. Also, it is made of aluminum and for a while, it cost 1.5 yen to make 1 yen and the Japanese government was trying to figure a way to get the cost down to manufacture the coins.
See here: http://jyopp.com/_extImg/1y-size.jpgIt's not much bigger than a US penny. It's made of aluminum, though, so it's really light, maybe half the weight of a penny.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ellianth @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:48AM
Man, that coin is HUGE!
Phil Perman @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:58AM
Its actually a dinner plate
Nipponese @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:25PM
1 yen coin is about the same size as a penny. Also, it is made of aluminum and for a while, it cost 1.5 yen to make 1 yen and the Japanese government was trying to figure a way to get the cost down to manufacture the coins.
James Yopp @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:49PM
See here: http://jyopp.com/_extImg/1y-size.jpg
It's not much bigger than a US penny. It's made of aluminum, though, so it's really light, maybe half the weight of a penny.